Cooper pair


Cooper pair

n. A pair of electrons in a superconducting material that are weakly attracted and bound to each other by their interactions with the lattice, despite their electrostatic repulsion.
[After Leon Cooper.]

Cooper pair

n (General Physics) physics a pair of weakly bound electrons responsible for the transfer of charge in a superconducting material [C20: named after Leon Neil Cooper (born 1930), US physicist]